Editing Mainland Halifax (section)

==History==
For thousands of years and currently, Mainland Halifax has been be on the unceded ancestral lands of the [[Mi'kmaq]].

On 21 June 1749, the Town of Halifax was founded. [[Europeans]] began to colonize the area, and sometime between 1841 and 1842, Halifax was granted [[city]] status. Between 1841 and 1842 and 1969, Halifax expanded to become the entire [[Halifax Peninsula]].

In 1969, Halifax annexed several communities from [[Halifax County, Nova Scotia|Halifax County]], and they were located in what would become the area of Mainland Halifax; [[Armdale, Nova Scotia|Armdale]], [[Clayton Park, Nova Scotia|Clayton Park]], [[Fairview, Nova Scotia|Fairview]], [[Rockingham, Nova Scotia|Rockingham]], [[Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia|Purcell's Cove]] and [[Spryfield, Nova Scotia|Spryfield]].

On 1 April 1996,  the [[Dartmouth, Nova Scotia|City of Dartmouth]], the [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|City of Halifax]], the [[Halifax County, Nova Scotia|County of Halifax]], and the [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Town of Bedford]] [[amalgamation of the Halifax Regional Municipality|amalgamated]] and created the ''Halifax Regional Municipality''. Subsequently, the entirety of the former City of Halifax was re-established as the ''Community of Halifax'' and is coterminous with the former city itself. However, the new community was divided into two subsections: ''Mainland Halifax'' and ''Peninsular Halifax''.

Currently, Mainland Halifax enjoys increased cultural, demographic, and economic growth from its great location. It hosts busy communities that make this a fantastic area within the municipality.